Ahley Evans is crowned Miss Absecon 2005 before 150 people at the 40th annual Miss Absecon Scholarship Pagent. “This is wonderful,” a nearly speechless Evans said, “I have to thank my voice teacher Wendy Martelli.” She won the talent competition with her rendition of the song “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best friend.” She earned $1,000.00 and the honor of representing her city for the next year.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Wendy Martelli is a well-established soloist and teacher. Through her years of experience in the South Jersey area, she has been recognized as a noted professional musician in this community. As a soloist, she has performed at numerous concerts at our two area colleges, The Richard Stockton State College, and the Atlantic Cape Community College. With her lively personality and exceptional coloratura voice, she has been a featured soloist with The Festival Chorus of South Jersey, and The Stockton Chorale. Ms. Martelli has been hired as soprano soloist at several area churches and sung at several synagogues. Her reputation in the community has led to numerous concert programs for the above and other area organizations. In addition to being the soloist, she has sung with the choruses for many of the major choral works, opera programs, and oratorios. Wendy sang with the chorus when it was selected to sing opera choruses at Atlantic City's Convention Hall with Luciano Pavarotti. They also sang with Jose Carreras, and did numerous programs with Andy Williams, and Paul Anka at several Atlantic City Casino's. All of the above added to her experience and growth as a singer and a teacher. Wendy studied voice with the renowned teacher emeritus Miss Florence Berggren privately and while a student at Temple University, and coached with well-known teachers in South Jersey, as well as emeritus Martin Rich from the Metropolitan Opera Company.

After moving to South Jersey, Ms. Martelli began teaching voice and piano. She has worked with numerous children and adults, and her studio has maintained a well-deserved reputation. Other area teachers and I have had the pleasure of doing workshops with her students and have been impressed with their vocal technique, performance ability, and continuous improvement. Several of her students have chosen to major in music at college, and have all been successful in their college auditions. Besides her private students, Wendy has taught voice as an adjunct professor at Atlantic Community College.

A certified licensed teacher of Kindemusik, Wendy has taught in her own settings, and at The Margate Community Church Nursery School as well as The Presbyterian Church in Brigantine and Beth Judah Synagogue in Ventnor N.J. She founded and directed the Youth Choir at Beth Judah Congregation and the Youth Choir at The Presbyterian Church with Robert Muir.

It is my honor to strongly recommend Wendy Martelli as a voice teacher, or a soloist.

Paul E. McKay, MM
(Founder Director for 30 years of The Festival Chorus of South Jersey
Director of Music at Margate Community Church - 30 yrs
Director of Music and Cantorial Soloist Beth Israel Synagogue - 17yrs.
Adjunct Music Professor Stockton State College - 17 yrs., and choral Dir.2 yrs.
Adjunct Music Professor Atlantic Cape Community College

Our family has known Wendy for 10 years. We met her when my older daughter was 7 and looking for a piano teacher. In the years that we have known her, both of my daughters have taken voice and piano lessons from Wendy, and I even began taking the piano lessons that I have always thought about taking. Wendy is a wonderful teacher; she is extremely professional, patient and supportive and inspires respect and love from everyone who crosses paths with her. Over the years, we have come to consider Wendy much more than our teacher - she has become a close friend and mentor to all three of us. We highly recommend her to anyone who is considering taking voice or piano lessons!!!

Sydney loves playing piano. She loves her teacher Miss Wendy, she is an excellent piano player because her teacher does such a great job.

Dorothy A Couval

To the prospective music clients of Wendy Martelli,

You’re getting a good one with Miss Wendy! Don’t miss this chance she is an excellent pianist, and a wonderful singer and an even better teacher. We have used her for 2 years with our 2 children and we are very sad to see her move to North Carolina.

She has helped Jamie and Gordon love the piano and become very good pianists. In addition to her skills as a teacher she has all the other great qualities such as patience, love and the ability to inspire them. She knows when to change things around to keep it interesting. She is very sensitive to children and is a person of very high moral character.

We highly recommend her.

Sincerely,
Julie and John Walters
(609) 487-6954

Thank you for all your love and support.

Love,

Sara Ferguson